Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Lippy little boys like to chew on things. Mom will do, but moms get annoyed, and you don’t want to upset the flank that feeds you. So siblings do even better … until they decide enough is enough and are always coming after YOU.

Rio and Cuatro were standing head to head when I first saw the band, some distance away from Two Boots and closest to Chrome, playing gently with each other. Even big brothers know you have to be gentle with baby. Then they turned their attention on Hayden – well, Cuatro did, and Rio stuck right to his side.

Hayden decided the best maneuver is “escape,” so he’s trying to walk away (and he may realize that Cuatro has something of a “shield” now in the form of baby Rio). See Rio’s legs and tip of his ear on the other side of Cuatro?

“See, kid, this is how ya do it, give ‘im a big bite right in the stifle.”

“Whoa, little bro – time to stop! See, ma’am, we were just horsin’ around …”

And there you have it, the most fearsome creature known to little boys – horses or humans: Alpha Mare/Mom! 🙂

And then little boys who can go to find their own comforting mamas, always willing to welcome them.

“The end.” 🙂

Well, one more:

Rio and Cuatro

Love these boys. 🙂